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State agency looks to more logging, improved forest health
HELENA, Mont. - Montana’s forestry agency is working with federal, local and private organizations to increase logging on national forests to improve forest health and decrease the risk of disea...
Mar 08, 2019

Rachel Notley and Jason Kenney lock horns over female recruitment
EDMONTON – On International Women’s Day, Alberta Premier Rachel Notley and Opposition Leader Jason Kenney are locking horns over the best way to recruit female political candidates. Both p...
Mar 08, 2019
Toronto's Gogolev rises five places to finish fifth at junior figure skating worlds
ZAGREB, Croatia - Toronto’s Stephen Gogolev recovered from a painful fall in his men’s free skate Friday and soared from 10th to fifth overall in his debut at the world junior figure skati...
Mar 08, 2019

CN, CP Rail appealing minister's order for use of handbrakes on stopped trains
CALGARY - Canada’s two largest railways are appealing Transport Minister Marc Garneau’s order requiring railways to immediately use handbrakes on all trains stopped on mountain slopes foll...
Mar 08, 2019

CP Rail appeals new handbrake orders
CALGARY – Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. says it is appealing Transport Minister Marc Garneau’s order requiring railways to immediately use handbrakes on all trains stopped on mountain slop...
Mar 08, 2019

Bissonnette to appeal sentence for murders in Quebec City mosque
QUEBEC - Lawyers for the gunman who killed six worshippers in a Quebec City mosque announced Friday they are appealing the killer’s sentence of life in prison with no possibility of parole for 4...
Mar 08, 2019
Court denies new trial in 'Serial' podcast murder case
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Maryland’s highest court denied a new trial Friday for a man whose murder conviction was chronicled in the hit podcast “Serial.” In a 4-3 opinion, the Court of Appea...
Mar 08, 2019

Victim's sons tell court that killing of ailing mother was no act of compassion
MONTREAL - Following emotional testimony from the victim’s family members, the Crown and the defence offered vastly different sentencing recommendations Friday for a Montreal man convicted of su...
Mar 08, 2019

Team Carey set to represent Canada at world women's curling championship
Chalk up Chelsea Carey’s debut at the world women’s curling championship as a learning experience. She’s hoping her return to the event will lead to a podium appearance. The Calgary ...
Mar 08, 2019

Freeland thanks U.S. lawmakers for bipartisan support on Meng arrest
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland applauded Friday a bipartisan American political effort backing Canada in its fight with China over its detention of Huawei’s chief financial ...
Mar 08, 2019